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Surly and I have divided our LA Kings’ season preview into four segments: (1) Defense, (2) Forwards, (3) Goaltending and (4) Coaching. We start with a defense first approach, a topic we break into three parts because goodness knows we… Read More ›

This will be the last page for me on the Kovalchuk contract and saga and I could not have picked a better closer than Dmitry Chesnokov. In a world of soft ball interviews and rhetorical questions, it is such a… Read More ›

We added a Kings’ season schedule page at the top of the site. The “crown” image you see is our official LAKingsNews crown. Hope you like it. We intend to use it (as well as our official logo) on shirts… Read More ›

Unless it’s a 1st or 2nd overall pick, I generally don’t get excited about prospects. Everyone has them. Fans and even teams tend to overrate their own. Every once in a while however, one comes along that gives you a… Read More ›

All the major media players are confirming that the NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement concerning future contracts that allows approval of the Kovalchuk contract and potentially grandfathers in the others (Hossa, Pronger, Savard, Luongo) under investigation. No confirmation yet as to the terms… Read More ›

So, the NHLPA and NHL have decided on Friday, 5pm, EST as the extended deadline. Rumors and reports are rampant around the web. The NY Post has the most interesting of them, claiming that the NHL has given the NHLPA… Read More ›

Homer Simpson once said, “Boy, everyone is stupid except me.” Somewhere, somehow, I can’t help but think that Lamoriello and Grossman didn’t utter the same words before they submitted this contract to the NHL. Here are the numbers, now confirmed… Read More ›

I have read analysis and some speculation on whether the NHL will reject or accept the recently resubmitted Kovalchuk contract rumored to be 15 years and 100 million, for a devilish cap hit of $6,666,666.00. A little creepy. Bettman and Daly’s… Read More ›

Fellow blogger Matt Barry wrote an article today on the merits of a Jack Johnson for Dustin Penner trade. He also posted on his twitter account, “Dustin Penner being shopped – Kings very interested.” Here is the premise Barry advances:… Read More ›

Story: A Russian hockey player in his prime seeks fortune from a franchise in a pre apocalyptic waste land of the eastern United States where Devils roam and cities stand in the face of economic destruction. Plot: The young Russian,… Read More ›

We all remember that Kovalchuk’s camp Russia gave a 24-48 hour deadline (which by itself I find amusing because by its very nature, it is not a “deadline” but a timeline) for the NHL to say yes to his holiness… Read More ›

We have it from the horse’s mouth. Bill Daly has confirmed that the league has received a contract for Ilya Kovalchuk from the New Jersey Devils. The terms, as I write this, are not yet known but it is speculated… Read More ›

Rumors are circulating from credible sources that a few hours ago, the New Jersey Devils submitted a “proposal” to the league and the NHL has given a thumbs up to it. I don’t know what “proposal” means but nobody is… Read More ›

First, the article from nbcsports. If you’ve been wondering what the deal is with Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils is The Ilya Kovalchuk soap opera has taken a stunning turn of events today. Yahoo’s Dmitry Chesnokov has the… Read More ›